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Etymology
Noun
kies (plural kieste)
Derived terms
- kiestand (“molar”)
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch kiese (late), borrowed from Old Frisian kēse, from Proto-West Germanic *kūsiju. Displaced older kuis, from Middle Dutch *cuse, from the same Proto-West Germanic source.
Noun
kies m (plural kiezen, diminutive kiesje n)
- molar
- Synonym: maaltand
- Ik moet naar de tandarts omdat mijn kies pijn doet. ― I have to go to the dentist because my molar hurts.
- De tandarts heeft mijn kies gevuld. ― The dentist filled my molar.
- Een volwassen persoon heeft normaal gesproken twaalf kiezen. ― An adult person typically has twelve molars.
- (figuratively) certain resembling objects
Derived terms
- achter de kiezen
- kiespijn
- kiezenkas, kiezenkast
- kiezenmerg n
- kiezensleutel
- kiezenspel n
- kiezenstoter m (obsolete spelling kiezenstooter)
- kiezentrekker m
- (tooth types) bovenkies, knobbelkies, kunstkies, melkkies, onderkies, voorkies, verstandskies m or f, wijsheidskies
Descendants
See also
Etymology 2
Unclear. Possibly borrowed from Middle English chis, from Old English ċīs, itself of unclear origin.
Adjective
kies (comparative kiezer, superlative meest kies or kiest)
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
kies
- inflection of kiezen:
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Esperanto
Etymology
From ki- (“interrogative and relative correlative prefix”) + -es (“correlative suffix of genitives”).
Pronunciation
Pronoun
kies (interrogative and relative correlative of genitives, plural kies, accusative singular kies, accusative plural kies)
Usage notes
Like other interrogative and relative correlatives, kies can be combined with ajn, the adverbial particle of generality. Kies ajn thus means whosever.
Derived terms
- kies ajn (“whosever”)
See also
German
Pronunciation
Verb
kies
Hungarian
Maltese
West Frisian
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